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Think Pink: Breast Cancer Awareness Events Near Millbrae

From galas to walks to shopping, here's how you can participate, pledge support and donate to the cause.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and whether you love to shop, attend events, walk or run, there are tons of different ways to support the cause. Check out the list below of opportunities to go pink in Millbrae and beyond.

At the Mills Peninsula Medical Center, the gift shop is stocked up on breast cancer awareness items, including pins, hats and more.

Also nearby, the Underwire Project, which hosted a 325 person gala in April to raise awareness and funds for digital mammography at the San Mateo Medical Center, is holding the Underwire Project Part Two. On October 25, volunteers present a cocktail reception at the San Mateo Medical Center to help reach the fundraising goal of $750,000.

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Moving a bit to the north in San Francisco, the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer five-mile walk takes place October 20.

There are even more ways to spread breast cancer awareness this month by supporting national organizations that are fighting for a cure.

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Research centers like Susan G. Komen for the Cure are selling pink ribbon merchandise and it’s a twofer — retail therapy and donating to a cause that affects millions.

You can also support breast cancer research by affixing a special stamp to your mail. The U.S. Postal Service has been selling a stamp commemorating breast cancer awareness for the past 15 years. The agency has raised $75 million so far for research programs at the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.

And you can join people from four continents in a Race for the Cure event organized by Susan G. Komen For The Cure, or an Avon Walk For Breast Cancer event organized by the Avon Foundation for Women.

TELL US: Is there a special event you participate in to support breast cancer research? Share your stories and thoughts with us by adding them to the comments sections of this article. Also, be sure to add photos of you and your friends supporting the cause to the photo gallery above.

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